Deinogalerix has a long, thin, conical face, small pointed ears, a lengthy, tapering tail and long hairs. Like its smaller shrew relatives, it has a rapid metabolism and is constantly hungry. While it mainly feeds of smaller vermin, the beast has little sense of scale and will attack anything it perceives as a threat. Unlike most mammals but like some shrews, deinogalerix is venomous. Its venom is not conducted into the wound by fangs, but by grooves in the teeth. The venom contains various toxic compounds, and the contents of the venom glands are sufficient to kill a healthy human. Instinct: Kill invaders and eat

• Envenom with terrible teeth